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(12-09) 22:04 PST --
Over the past six games, the 49ers have faced just two upper-echelon quarterbacks, Eli Manning and Joe Flacco.
Mostly they have faced the likes of Colt McCoy, John Beck, John Skelton and A.J. Feeley, a group that collectively ha... More »

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(12-09) 23:12 PST -- Patrick Willis missed practice again Friday, and although the 49ers listed him as questionable, it's highly unlikely that he'll play against the Cardinals on Sunday in the desert because of his sore hamstring.
Willis has not pract... More »

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The 49ers aren’t the only ones hoping to solve their red-zone problems.
Count Texans placekicker Neil Rackers among those hoping San Francisco stops settling for field goals from David Akers inside their opponent’s 20-yard line.
Neil Rackers?
With the …
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The 49ers have signed Alex Boone to a four-year contract extension, keeping the 24-year-old backup offensive tackle in San Francisco through the 2015 season.
Boone, who has lost about 40 pounds since he signed with the Niners as an undrafted free agent…
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This isn’t about money, this is about the Great Wheel of Life.
Let’s say you’re a die-hard 49ers fan. Over the years you have supported your team – bought tickets when you could, bought jerseys, swilled the beer that sponsors the telecasts.
Oops, you p…
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The 49ers’ run defense has been so good, the team’s improved pass defense often goes unnoticed. The 49ers have yet to allow a rushing touchdown this year but they’ve also been stingy with the opposition’s pass, which accounts for why the team is allowing only 13.4 points a game – lowest in the league. Players […]
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Recently, however, Smith, like the rest of offense, has struggled mightily inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. In its last 15 red-zone trips over the past five games, San Francisco has managed three touchdowns, 11 field-goal attempts and that interception against Arizona.
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(12-07) 22:26 PST -- Willamette University's Mark Speckman, the foremost authority on the fly offense, jokes that the system that defines him is like a "useless invention."
Speckman remains the nation's only college coach running the fly, the esoteric... More »

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Braylon Edwards was back at practice Wednesday.
And the 49ers wide receiver said he'll be back for Sunday's game at Arizona after he sat out last week's NFC West-clinching 26-0 win over the Rams due to shoulder and knee injuries.
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ESPN reported that linebacker Patrick Wilis has a grade 2 strain of his hamstring. For clarification, I spoke with Oakland orthopedic surgeon David Chang on exactly what that means. “Picture a bundle of fibers or twine,” Dr Chang said, “in a strain of the muscles the fibers start to separate.” Chang repaired the shattered leg […]
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Braylon Edwards will be back at practice today. And the 49ers wide receiver says he’ll be back in the lineup for the foreseeable future after he sat out last week’s NFC-West-clinching win over the Rams to due to shoulder and knee injuries. ‘I don’t plan to watch any more clinching going on without me,” Edwards […]
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Maybe the team has been so inspired this year because of the people that have come to address the team. That roster includes gambler and card player Phil Hellmuth, Warriors coach Mark Jackson and a Special Operations officer, who happened to be a huge 49ers fan. Hellmuth and Jackson spoke to the team last Wednesday, […]
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Andy Lee once pictured himself flinging fastballs, not launching punts. Lee was a standout pitcher and center fielder at West-Oak High in Westminster, S.C. – a major-league scout once clocked his fastball at 91 mph – and hoped to play baseball in colle…
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Last week’s announcement that the San Francisco 49ers had secured the $1 billion in financing for a new stadium was widely interpreted as marking their move to Santa Clara as a done deal. It is not. While there is no question that the football team is …
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With four regular-season games remaining, there is still time for Alex Smith and Braylon Edwards to get on the same page. But they’d better hurry, if Smith’s slow-to-develop chemistry with wideout Michael Crabtree provides an accurate parallel.
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The 49ers have yet to reach the playoffs, but already 49ers quarterback Alex Smith is competing with Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers. All three have been nominated for the FedEx AIR NFL Player of the Week award. Fans can vote for their choice at NFL.com/FedEx. Smith was nominated for his twin […]
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The 49ers sit in a luxurious position right now, division winners with four games remaining, two of them against junior-varsity teams.
Jim Harbaugh has yet to evoke a new gremlin, a December version of Freddie P. Soft, that his team must ward off in t…
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On Monday, a day after becoming the franchise's all-time rushing leader, 49ers running back Frank Gore said he wasn't sure if he would receive a game ball for his performance in a 26-0 win over the Rams.
A few hours later, head coach Jim Harbaugh shed ... More »

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San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Monday acknowledged that there’s very little time left on the clock to persuade the 49ers to stay in the city – and that Santa Clara is all but assured a win in the battle to claim the team after it announced last week it …
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